NGC 2775
Galaxy NGC 2775 |
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NGC 2775 imaged using the Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | cancer |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 09 h 10 m 20.12 s |
declination | + 07 ° 02 ′ 16.6 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA (r) from / AGN? |
Brightness (visual) | 10.4 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 11.2 mag |
Angular expansion | 4.3 ′ × 3.3 ′ |
Position angle | 155 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | isolated NGC 2775 group LGG 169 |
Redshift | 0.004503 ± 0.000007 |
Radial velocity | (1354 ± 5) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(54 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (16.7 ± 1.2) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | December 19, 1783 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2775 • UGC 4820 • PGC 25861 • CGCG 034-006 • MCG + 01-24-005 • GC 1771 • H I 2 • h 564 • GALEX ASC J091020.17 + 070216.7 • NSA 157077 • KIG 309 |
NGC 2775 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sab in the constellation Cancer on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 54 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light-years across. Together with NGC 2777 and PGC 25556 , it forms the small galaxy group NGC 2775 group (LGG 169).
The Type Ia supernova SN 1993Z was observed here.
The object was discovered by William Herschel on December 19, 1783 .
Panoramic image of the 81 cm mirror telescope of the Mount Lemmon Observatory
NGC 2775 group ( LGG 169 )
Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million ly |
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PGC 25556 | UGC 4781 | 58 |
NGC 2777 | PGC 25876 | 61 |
NGC 2775 | PGC 25861 | 54 |